Excellent Home Care NY
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Excellent Home Care provides top-quality home health care services in the New York City area. We are committed to being a leader in the community by upholding the organization’s core values of care and respect for all. Our goal is to enhance the lives of adult and pediatric populations in the comfort of their homes and individual communities by providing professional and compassionate care.
Pay Base pay: $70.00/hr - $80.00/hr
Responsibilities
Evaluate the patient’s level of physical functioning in the home, and work with the patient, family, and others to provide training and/or assistive devices to eliminate or reduce areas of defect usually associated with fine motor disorders or deficits.
Work with other professional staff to establish rehabilitation and maintenance goals and activities.
Duties
Provide occupational therapy services for patients as ordered by the patient’s authorized medical practitioner, after evaluating the patient’s sensory, motor functions, developmental delays, and performance of activities of daily living.
Evaluate, instruct and monitor specific functional exercise programs to increase strength, range of motion and coordination of upper extremities.
Makes provisions for assistive and/or adaptive equipment to assist with ADL needs.
Teaches use of assistive/adaptive equipment to patient, family and other appropriate health team personnel to achieve maximum independence.
Evaluates and treats cognitive perceptual defects.
Maintain records for each patient treated, documenting general information, special precautions, description of and number of treatments rendered, reaction to treatment, progress, and discharge summary.
Charts all visit contacts and findings on designated forms within twenty-four (24) hours and as required by agency policy.
Communicates with the agency nurse at least every two (2) weeks to discuss the patient’s progress.
Reevaluates patients as needed to assess progress attained and completes a written progress report for the patient’s record containing progress, continued treatment plan, goals, frequency of visits and outcomes of care provided.
Works with other members of the health team to shorten the patient’s recovery from illness and management of residual disability.
Submits discharge summaries at the completion of services that include outcome of care provided, equipment ordered and any recommendations for follow‑up care.
Minimum Education
Graduate of a program in occupational therapy approved by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association in collaboration with the American Occupational Therapy Association, or a program recognized by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists and eligible for registration with the American Occupational Therapy Association.
Minimum Experience and Skills
At least one (1) year of experience as a staff occupational therapist, two (2) years preferred in an acute care setting.
Home care experience desirable.
Demonstration of considerable knowledge of current standards, procedures and techniques of occupational therapy.
Excellent assessment and technical skills, organized, and culturally competent.
License/Registration/Certification/Permit Required:
Currently licensed as an occupational therapist in New York State.
Registered with the American Occupational Therapy Association.
Benefits
Quality and compassionate home care for our clients.
Environment where we value and care for our employees.
Team culture like a family.
Referral program.
Supportive collaborative atmosphere.
Integral part of the interdisciplinary team.
Nurturing work environment.
Supportive management team.
Opportunity to make a difference in the lives of patients and their families.
Professional growth and development opportunities.
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Occupational Therapist (OT)
role at
Excellent Home Care NY .
Excellent Home Care provides top-quality home health care services in the New York City area. We are committed to being a leader in the community by upholding the organization’s core values of care and respect for all. Our goal is to enhance the lives of adult and pediatric populations in the comfort of their homes and individual communities by providing professional and compassionate care.
Pay Base pay: $70.00/hr - $80.00/hr
Responsibilities
Evaluate the patient’s level of physical functioning in the home, and work with the patient, family, and others to provide training and/or assistive devices to eliminate or reduce areas of defect usually associated with fine motor disorders or deficits.
Work with other professional staff to establish rehabilitation and maintenance goals and activities.
Duties
Provide occupational therapy services for patients as ordered by the patient’s authorized medical practitioner, after evaluating the patient’s sensory, motor functions, developmental delays, and performance of activities of daily living.
Evaluate, instruct and monitor specific functional exercise programs to increase strength, range of motion and coordination of upper extremities.
Makes provisions for assistive and/or adaptive equipment to assist with ADL needs.
Teaches use of assistive/adaptive equipment to patient, family and other appropriate health team personnel to achieve maximum independence.
Evaluates and treats cognitive perceptual defects.
Maintain records for each patient treated, documenting general information, special precautions, description of and number of treatments rendered, reaction to treatment, progress, and discharge summary.
Charts all visit contacts and findings on designated forms within twenty-four (24) hours and as required by agency policy.
Communicates with the agency nurse at least every two (2) weeks to discuss the patient’s progress.
Reevaluates patients as needed to assess progress attained and completes a written progress report for the patient’s record containing progress, continued treatment plan, goals, frequency of visits and outcomes of care provided.
Works with other members of the health team to shorten the patient’s recovery from illness and management of residual disability.
Submits discharge summaries at the completion of services that include outcome of care provided, equipment ordered and any recommendations for follow‑up care.
Minimum Education
Graduate of a program in occupational therapy approved by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association in collaboration with the American Occupational Therapy Association, or a program recognized by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists and eligible for registration with the American Occupational Therapy Association.
Minimum Experience and Skills
At least one (1) year of experience as a staff occupational therapist, two (2) years preferred in an acute care setting.
Home care experience desirable.
Demonstration of considerable knowledge of current standards, procedures and techniques of occupational therapy.
Excellent assessment and technical skills, organized, and culturally competent.
License/Registration/Certification/Permit Required:
Currently licensed as an occupational therapist in New York State.
Registered with the American Occupational Therapy Association.
Benefits
Quality and compassionate home care for our clients.
Environment where we value and care for our employees.
Team culture like a family.
Referral program.
Supportive collaborative atmosphere.
Integral part of the interdisciplinary team.
Nurturing work environment.
Supportive management team.
Opportunity to make a difference in the lives of patients and their families.
Professional growth and development opportunities.
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